honeyx4 said:I'm think this is a monarch caterpillar on this plant...
sooby said:The middle picture is particularly good because one can clearly see the cornicles that identify them as aphids. The cornicles are the black projections from their rear ends, sometimes aptly referred to as "tailpipes". In the case of this particular species the body is yellow and the cornicles are black, making them very easy to distinguish - plus the picture is nice and sharp.
greene said:
The lovely fat one in the first photo is the monarch cat; all the others are the aphids. If you can carefully direct a spray of water from the garden hose to shoot off the aphids without disturbing the cat, it would be a good thing. Do you have a garden helper who could shield the cat while you shoot the water?
honeyx4 said:
I used a 50mm 2.0 lens and I was able to get really close. They are such creepy little things. They almost look cartoonish. Seeing them moving is what alerted me to the fact that they probably weren't eggs.
Tisha said:Do lizards eat caterpillars?
Sorry. Don`t know if I don`t ask.